Cornell Will Not Race Harvard This Year
In Ithaca on February 8 Cornell announced it will not race Harvard this year due to disagreement on a date for the annual dual regatta. Princeton has accepted to row Cornell on May 26 on Cayuga Lake for Spring Day, while a race with Yale is under negotiation. Harvard hoped for May 26 but Cornell could not agree to an earlier date.
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N. Y
Cornell
Harvard
Charles FE. Treman
Cornell Rowing Committee
Princeton
Cayuga Lake
Yale
Boston
Reader
United States Worsted Co
United States Woolen Co
Boston high schools invited to Penn-Dart meet dash
The Penn Dart meet management in Mechanics Building invites Greater Boston high school athletes to compete in a 3 18 yard dash championship. The event will run as a scratch team and in heats over the short relay distance.
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Mechanics’ Building
Greater
Boston
Baseball players may enlist with release guarantees
President Johnson of the American League announced that players who enlist would be released immediately with positions held open. The league would not suspend schedules during war and would consider dependents' welfare. Training and draft matters tied to the Spanish American era are also noted.
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Chicago
United States
Johnson
American League
National League
Huston
New York
National Baseball Commission
Care for Families item deepens community support
A local initiative expands services for families, including outreach programs and resource referrals. The effort aims to strengthen households by providing access to counseling, child care options, and educational materials through partnering agencies.
BoxinG Gossip From New Bedford and Manchester Bouts
Clippings on Britt Shubert boxing in New Bedford praise two New England title holders while fans demand a rematch in a neutral city. Upcoming shows feature Billy Cosmos Henry LeBoeuff and Joe Rivers with Young Britt defending his featherweight title in Manchester against Joe Morgan.
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New Bedford
King Bee
Larry Conley
Larry
Shubert
New England
Manchester
N. H
Britt
Joe Morgan
Morgan
Monte Attell
Mills
Ritt
Cluys
Fandom in Grief for Murnane Tim Murnane Passes
Gloom spread through Boston as baseball fans mourned the death of Tim Murnane, veteran figure beloved in the national game. The veteran writer and observer was longtime voice for the sport, prompting wide tribute and reflection across circles connected to baseball.
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Boston
Tim Murnane
Death of famed baseball writer Murnane prompts national tributes
Leaders from both major leagues and countless players mourn the passing of the venerable baseball writer. Messages of condolence pour in from Ban Johnson, Harry Frazee, and others as plans for a monument gain support. The Boston Red Sox and local clubs close their offices in tribute.
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Council Board
Red Sox
Ban Johnson
Harry Frazee
Boston
Charles Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
New York
John B. Foster
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
Charles H. Ebbets
Brooklyn
Charles A. White
J. Walter Spalding
Albert G. Spalding
Michael H. Sexton
Little Rock
Ark
Joseph Cantillon
Far West
Sam Crane
Mr. Murnane
Patsy Donovan
Buffalo Internationals
John H. Farrell
National Association of Baseball Clubs
De Roua May Prove Tartar in Monday Bout
Wrestling observers praised Marcel De Roua a Belgian giant who shows Hackenschmidt like build and power. They expect him to clash with Waldek Zbyszko Monday night in New York where Zbyszko trains with full staff and gym.
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Marcel de Roua
Waldek Zbyszko
de Roua
Hackenschmidt
Zbyszko
Zboyszko
New York
Tewksbury Restored to Amateur Status
Paul Tewksbury of the Woodland Golf Club Auburndale Massachusetts was restored today to good standing as an amateur golfer by a vote of the executive committee of the United States Golf Association.
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New York
Paul Tewksbury
Woodland Golf Club
Auburndale
Mass
United States Golf Association
Golf association reinstates Tewksbury after amateur rule breach
Secretary Howard Whitney announced Tewksbury was reinstated after a firm pledge to observe the amateur rule. The United States Golf Association had earlier deemed Tewksbury, Oui met, and Sullivan ineligible and asked Woodland Golf Club to withdraw them from the Massachusetts handicap list. The Woodland club failed to overturn the decision at its January 18 annual meeting.
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Howard JF. Whitney
Association
Tewksbury
Boston Sporting Goods
United States Golf Association
Whitney
Woodland Golf Club
Francis Ouimet
J. H. Sullivan, Jr
Massachusetts Golf Association
Woodland Club
Brown to Meet Stanton in Navy Bantam Title Bout
Willie Brown of Providence bantam weight champion of the navy faces Joe Stanton of Cambridge in tonight’s 10 round semi final at the Commercial A A. The bout is set at 118 pounds ringside with Young Lahore pulled for Stanton and Chick West meeting Tommy Robson in a 12 round feature. Two prelims add up to 36 rounds of action.
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Henry LeBoeuff
New Bedford
Red Cap" Wilson
New York
A. C
Newport
Billy Cosmos
Young Brown
Providence
Willie Brown
Navy
Tony Watlin
Amory A. A
Joe Stanton
Cambridge
Commercial A. A
Young Lahore
Manchester
New Hampshire
Stanton
Brown
Chick West
Holyoke
Tommy Robson
Malden
Pat Murray
West
National indoor lawn tennis tourney set for Seventh Regiment Armory
In New York on February 8, Colonel Fisk confirms the national indoor lawn tennis tournament will be held next Saturday at the Seventh Regiment armory despite prior plans to close armories to events. Sixty four players contest the honors once held by R. Lindley Murray on the referee’s list.
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New York
National Guard
Seventh Regiment
Fisk
R. Lindley Murray
Tributes Pour In For Tim Murnane As Mike Murphy Trophy Debated
The column honors Tim Murnane as baseball’s grand old man and notes Pennsylvania’s planned Mike Murphy Trophy in his memory. It also mentions Boston College and Holy Cross football on Thanksgiving, potential Boston Yale Harvard parallels, upcoming Mercury Foot contests, and Braves manager George Stallings facing player recruitment challenges.
Sox New Owner Brings Luck and Efficiency to the League
The article notes the new owner of the Sox blending luck with efficiency as he takes over the American Leaguers, contrasting with Joe Lannin’s prior entry. It mentions Tim Murnane’s death delaying a Fred Mitchell banquet and Holy Cross canceling a race against the B A A in a Mech anics building triangular meet.
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Frazee
The
Sox
Joe Lannin
Holy Cross
Mechanics’ Building
Bart Sullivan
Back Bay
Harvard
Melean Plays For Arena Team Against All Stars
Fred Melean played with the Roston Arena team in a Saturday night game against the All Stars and also faced the B A A in a league contest. For further details contact Hockey Manager Fred Hoey at the Boston Arena.
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Fred Melean
Roston Arena
MelLean
All Stars
Fred Hoey
Boston
al Shrubb
Jolie Ray
Ray
Shrubb
St John’s Track Picks Team for Bowdoin Intercollegiate Meet
St John’s coach Sid Peets selects Captain Hayes Clatt Allen and Geurgeon to travel to Brunswick for the Bowdoin Interscholastic meet on Saturday.
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Sid Peets
St. John’s
Hayes
Clatt, Allen and
Geurgeon
Brunswick
Bowdoin
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